cast iron

I guess it is part of the learning process. You screw something up, so then you have to fix it, right?? I picked up a different base for my tailstock. One of the grooves didn't match up with the upper of the tailstock, it was around 0.040" too narrow. I had thought about pulling out my file...

Hello everyone, First time poster here. This is a weird question, but I am really curious as to what is going on. I hope this is the appropriate place to post. I don't know who else to ask! I have a home foundry, from which I do mostly iron castings (at least right now). Recently I melted...

Hi All, I am in the middle of building up my new shop, it's been a long journey and it's finally at the point where I can actually get to making stuff, but first.... As you can see in the pictures, I have this arrangement with two table saws sharing a common fence. The Jet saw (left) is...

I've been looking around my area (within 60 mi. of Kansas City) for some place to buy some cast iron. Flat or solid round at least 7" across and 2" thick, with no luck so far. Anyone know of anyplace that sells cast like that?

Hi All, I need to counterbore 6 @ 9/16"diameter x 1/2" deep holes in a cast iron part. Question is, do I need a carbide/cobalt counterbore or can I get away with using HSS? I have drilled and tapped cast before but never counterbored it. I don't want to waste money on an expensive tool if I...